Comments on Maple ♥ Spice: Vegan Danish Pastries

Hi Juv, it wasn't much of a recipe, more an ex...

2011-08-23T18:12:42.439+01:00

Hi Juv, it wasn't much of a recipe, more an experiment but recipe is in the comments here (posted by me, Debbie) :-)

hi can u please tell me the recipe of pecan plait ...

2011-08-23T17:56:27.501+01:00

hi can u please tell me the recipe of pecan plait filling recipe. thanks

Whoa! Those look so awesome!

2011-06-25T02:43:10.079+01:00

Whoa! Those look so awesome!

Thanks and Welcome Rosie Apples! Hope they work ou...

2011-04-28T18:35:39.251+01:00

Thanks and Welcome Rosie Apples! Hope they work out for you! :-)

I am so glad to have found this website and can...

2011-04-28T18:03:01.070+01:00

I am so glad to have found this website and can't wait to try this recipe at the weekend. Yay!

Hi Heni! Thanks so much! I'll actually just po...

2010-01-13T23:46:11.298Z

Hi Heni! Thanks so much! I'll actually just post the original recipe here for you as I had to make a few changes to veganize this one. Hope the cups aren't confusing - it's how the cookbook wrote it up. I also cut my recipe in half as it makes quite a lot, this is the whole recipe:

3 1/4 - 4 cups plain flour
1 1/2 cups chilled unsalted butter
2 packages active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsp)
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup heavy cream or undiluted evaporated milk
1/2 tsp freshly crushed cardamom seed (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar

Directions would be the same as mine but start off with 3 1/2 cups of flour and add the eggs with the cream.

I think that's about it! Hope you get to make them and they work out for you :)

Wow all of those are so delish! I am not vegan ......

2010-01-13T21:08:44.095Z

Wow all of those are so delish! I am not vegan ... but can you tell in your pastry recipe how much does the egg replacer come to if it is real egg ... 1,2? Thanks in advance!

You're lovely! I will try this as soon as poss...

2009-09-15T10:44:59.423+01:00

You're lovely! I will try this as soon as possible! Thanks for making my cravings end :D

And yes, they do have those around, I'll try both, but I think you dough looks absolutely yummy!

Thanks so much!

Hi Stephy! Thanks so much for the heads up here - ...

2009-09-15T09:56:02.641+01:00

Hi Stephy! Thanks so much for the heads up here - I completely forgot that I said I would get back to those!!

So yes, the filling was good but still felt it needed tweaking. Your right - there are no recipes out there whatsoever for maple pecan plaits so I was on my own on this one! Also, I couldn't remember at all what the filling was like in these but felt it was like pecan pie. So I had a few vegan pecan pie filling recipes lined up but then remembered a new recipe I had. I was at a friends house and she made these lemon custard tartlets. They were very good and the texture was much like an egg filled one would be. The secret ingredient was polenta of all things.

So I was thinking this would work well in these as it would give that slightly grainy texture I seem to remember these having. I did really like the filling but I do think any vegan pecan pie filling would work here. I'll post the recipe I used but I'm afraid it's a bit 'rough' - I made changes as I went as it was a total experiment :)

1 cup dairy free milk
3 Tbsp dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp vegan margarine
1 Tbsp maple syrup (you'll actually need way more than this)
1/4 cup fine cornmeal (must be fine)
about 3 Tbsp chopped pecans
*I also added some maple extract*

Heat the milk, sugar, margarine and maple syrup over high heat without boiling until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, reduce heat then slowly add the cornmeal, stirring constantly. Cover and cook over low heat 10min stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in pecans.

Now at this point I found it too thick and no where near sweet or maple-ly enough so I kept adding maple syrup until I was happy with it. (Also in hindsight, the cornmeal could probably be cut in half as it did get too thick.)

Original recipe called for cream added at the end as well. I didn't do this but some soy cream might be nice too.

Note on the pastry here, it's very good but not like the pastry for a maple pecan plait. I don't know if you can get these where you are but Artichoke Zine posted about these vegan croissant dough tubes that you get at Aldi. They are pre cut but I think that can be worked around and would probably make a better maple pecan plait dough than mine here :)

I was searching for a recipe for teh Maple Pecan p...

2009-09-15T01:05:47.281+01:00

I was searching for a recipe for teh Maple Pecan plaits everywhere! and these are vegan, as i hoped they would be!

now, the only thing im wondering is, could you tell me what filling you made? i have been looking everywhere and this is the only recipe i found!

thanks so much in advance, will definitely keep on following your blog, so much delicious things!

WOW!!!

2009-09-09T21:29:54.125+01:00

WOW!!!

Thanks so much for all the nice comments! :):) (...

2009-08-25T23:03:38.700+01:00

Thanks so much for all the nice comments! :):)

(Penny, yeah the bear claw was our fave too... so much so it's almost the only one left as no one can bring themselves to eat it!)

These look so tasty! And I love the bear paw one!...

2009-08-25T22:47:03.132+01:00

These look so tasty! And I love the bear paw one! So cute! The wee nails!

Lordy lord.

2009-08-25T09:46:36.970+01:00

Lordy lord.

They look so yumyumyum!! I really miss danish past...

2009-08-24T12:34:10.439+01:00

They look so yumyumyum!!
I really miss danish pastries, I think I might have to bake some!
xx

What a fantastic post! Thanks for that awsome reci...

2009-08-24T12:26:56.034+01:00

What a fantastic post! Thanks for that awsome recipe and all the options.

You are something else...... when will you publis...

2009-08-23T11:10:05.265+01:00

You are something else...... when will you publish a book? :)

Each and everyone gleaming and stunning. You have...

2009-08-23T09:15:48.628+01:00

Each and everyone gleaming and stunning. You have the patience of an angel. I will just admire yours and drool over them from afar.

Absolutely amazing. Your food is beautiful and ...

2009-08-23T07:12:27.352+01:00

Absolutely amazing.

Your food is beautiful and if it tastes even a fraction of as good as it looks, it's gotta be fantastic!

Well done!

Oh gosh, these look SO delicious! I love finding a...

2009-08-23T01:32:23.213+01:00

Oh gosh, these look SO delicious! I love finding a recipe for something I loved eating before I became vegan :)

Rose